Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Nicola Matteis, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: La Serenissima
Conductor: Adrian Chandler
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD641
Release: 2020
Size: 1.39 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Albinoni: La Statira: Sinfonia
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in F major for violin, strings and harpsichord ‘Per la solennità di San Lorenzo’ RV286
04. I. Largo molto e spiccato
05. II. Andante molto
06. III. Largo
07. IV. Allegro non molto
Brescianello: Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in G, Bre 9
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Largo
10. III. Allegro
11. Matteis the Younger: Balletto di Cavalieri Romani, Spagnuoli, e Africani from Act III of Caldara’s Scipione nelle Spagne nelle Spagne
Vivaldi: Concerto in C Major, RV 171
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Largo
14. III. Allegro non molto
Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in B flat, RV365
15. I. Allegro poco
16. II. Largo
17. III. Allegro
Matteis the Younger: Ballo from Act III of Cajo Marzio Coriolano
18. I. Preludio
19. II. Entrèe
20. III. Chiaconne
21. IV. Gigue
22. V. Tempo di Minuet
23. VI. Loure
24. VII. Tempo di Minuet
This recording by La Serenissima began life when the ensemble were recording for an earlier release. An issue with budget for a previous release meant these gems had to be left out. Since that release in 2015, La Serenissima have firmly established themselves as one of the leading performing ensembles of Italian Baroque. Following on from their highly acclaimed ‘The Godfather;’ released on Signum last year, this release shows the class act that they are, with these recordings making for one incredible album.
La Serenissima was formed in 1994 for a performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s La Sena festeggiante and has now firmly established itself as one of the leading exponents of the music of eighteenth-century Venice and connected composers. The entire repertoire of La Serenissima is edited by director Adrian Chandler from manuscript or contemporary printed sources, a testament to its vision to enrich life by sharing its passion for Italian baroque music.